{"id":20547,"date":"2018-12-24T17:32:29","date_gmt":"2018-12-24T16:32:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?p=20547"},"modified":"2021-02-24T12:42:55","modified_gmt":"2021-02-24T11:42:55","slug":"berberis-and-other-unusual-fruit-at-the-botanics-in-dublin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?p=20547","title":{"rendered":"Berberis and other unusual fruit at the botanics in Dublin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"fbPhotoAlbumTitle\">In early October 2011, I was on a work trip in Ireland (Cork) and stopped off to see the city&#8217;s botanical garden for the first time!\u00a0Here&#8217;s a series of pictures of unusual fruit bushes and trees taken on my recent visit to the National Botanical Garden in Dublin. I&#8217;d never seen such a good collection of Berberis before &#8211; impressive diversity&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>All posts from Dublin in 2011<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nThe Vegetable Garden at the National Botanic Garden in Dublin in 2011:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?p=20530\">http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?p=20530<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Berberis and other unusual fruit at the botanics in Dublin: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?p=20547\">http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?p=20547<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Medimental border in Dublin 2011:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?p=20550\">http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?p=20550<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Yellow Yews in Dublin: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?p=20580\">http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?p=20580<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Other edible plants:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?p=20607\">http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?p=20607<\/a><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery 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class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=20564'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/296753_10150424791200860_34034104_n_10150424791200860.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20564\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/296753_10150424791200860_34034104_n_10150424791200860.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/296753_10150424791200860_34034104_n_10150424791200860-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20564'>\n\t\t\t\tMahonia aquifolium &#8220;Undulata Nana&#8221;\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=20565'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/299705_10150424791225860_1941807791_n_10150424791225860.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20565\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/299705_10150424791225860_1941807791_n_10150424791225860.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/299705_10150424791225860_1941807791_n_10150424791225860-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20565'>\n\t\t\t\tBerberis x carminea &#8220;Pirate King&#8221;\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=20566'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/304190_10150424791245860_1180557602_n_10150424791245860.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20566\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/304190_10150424791245860_1180557602_n_10150424791245860.jpg 480w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/304190_10150424791245860_1180557602_n_10150424791245860-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/304190_10150424791245860_1180557602_n_10150424791245860-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20566'>\n\t\t\t\tBerberis 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width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/374219_10150424791385860_860641505_n_10150424791385860.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20568\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/374219_10150424791385860_860641505_n_10150424791385860.jpg 480w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/374219_10150424791385860_860641505_n_10150424791385860-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/374219_10150424791385860_860641505_n_10150424791385860-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20568'>\n\t\t\t\tBerberis breviopedunculata\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=20569'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/374329_10150424791350860_1391439978_n_10150424791350860.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20569\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/374329_10150424791350860_1391439978_n_10150424791350860.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/374329_10150424791350860_1391439978_n_10150424791350860-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20569'>\n\t\t\t\tBerberis polyantha\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=20571'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/378642_10150424791295860_1258300351_n_10150424791295860.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20571\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/378642_10150424791295860_1258300351_n_10150424791295860.jpg 480w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/378642_10150424791295860_1258300351_n_10150424791295860-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/378642_10150424791295860_1258300351_n_10150424791295860-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20571'>\n\t\t\t\tBerberis veitchii\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=20573'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/382672_10150424791510860_773368736_n_10150424791510860.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20573\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/382672_10150424791510860_773368736_n_10150424791510860.jpg 480w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/382672_10150424791510860_773368736_n_10150424791510860-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/382672_10150424791510860_773368736_n_10150424791510860-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20573'>\n\t\t\t\tBerberis phanera\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=20572'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/379109_10150424791550860_1991549463_n_10150424791550860.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20572\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/379109_10150424791550860_1991549463_n_10150424791550860.jpg 480w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/379109_10150424791550860_1991549463_n_10150424791550860-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/379109_10150424791550860_1991549463_n_10150424791550860-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20572'>\n\t\t\t\tPoncirus trifoliata, Hardy Orange\/ Dversitron &#8211; never seen a bush quite this large. It wasn&#8217;t hardy enough for my garden and I lost mine after it sulked for 3 years\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=20570'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/376031_10150424791600860_1715873169_n_10150424791600860.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20570\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/376031_10150424791600860_1715873169_n_10150424791600860.jpg 480w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/376031_10150424791600860_1715873169_n_10150424791600860-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/376031_10150424791600860_1715873169_n_10150424791600860-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20570'>\n\t\t\t\tActinidia arguta, Tara Vine (Gr\u00f8nnkattebusk)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=20574'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/382954_10150424791140860_1071392866_n_10150424791140860.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20574\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/382954_10150424791140860_1071392866_n_10150424791140860.jpg 480w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/382954_10150424791140860_1071392866_n_10150424791140860-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/382954_10150424791140860_1071392866_n_10150424791140860-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-20574'>\n\t\t\t\tStrawberry Tree, Arbutus unedo &#8220;Angustifolia&#8221;\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=20576'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"541\" height=\"353\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/385064_10150424791650860_1568904158_n_10150424791650860.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-20576\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/385064_10150424791650860_1568904158_n_10150424791650860.jpg 541w, 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